Shinde, accompanied by Deputy Chief Ministers Devendra Fadnavis and Ajit Pawar, submitted his resignation at Raj Bhavan..Eknath Shinde, Maharashtra Chief Minister, BJP, Shiv Sena, India News

The suspense over who will become Maharashtra Chief Minister after the Mahayuti's mammoth victory in the state polls has entered its third day

Maharashtra Government Formation Live News Updates: Chief Minister Eknath Shinde submitted his resignation to Governor CP Radhakrishnan at Raj Bhavan. Shinde will be the caretaker CM till the new leader for the post is sworn in.

The RSS, which played a crucial role in BJP's victory, also backs Fadnavis for the position. On the other hand, Shinde insists no pre-poll pact states that the party with the most seats should get the CM post automatically.

The BJP, according to sources, is working on a formula where Fadnavis will be the new CM. While Shinde and Nationalist Congress Party's (NCP's) Ajit Pawar will be the two deputy CMs

Shiv Sena on Tuesday said that Eknath Shinde should continue as Maharashtra CM following MahaYuti’s landslide victory in the Assembly election.

Devendra Fadnavis appears to have the backing of ally NCP, RSS, Independents and even the powerful bureaucracy, which considers him a good administrator

BJP leaders have been supporting former Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis for the position of chief minister and the MLAs of Shiv Sena are pushing for Eknath Shinde

MUMBAI: A Shiv Sena neta close to Eknath Shinde said there was an agreement after the Lok Sabha elections that Shinde would take over the reins of the state if Mahayuti won the assembly polls. The neta said that after the Mahayuti's debacle in the LS polls,